townspeople
英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]
n. 镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民
BNC.22315 / COCA.13886
牛津词典
noun
- 镇民；市民；城里人；（某一城镇的）居民
people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town
柯林斯词典
- N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
- Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
英英释义
noun
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
- the whole town cheered the team
双语例句
- Displayed for the local townspeople by an allied officer.
展示在当地人和盟军面前。 - Their family enjoys quite a bit of prestige among the townspeople.
他们家在城里颇有声望。 - A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople
盲目的恐惧感在市民中蔓延。 - You want us to do it in front of the townspeople?
你想要我们在全镇人的面前杀了他？ - He was interested in humorous poems, joking commentaries on the news, and satirical observations of fellow townspeople.
他对幽默诗，诙谐的新闻评论以及讽刺当地市民的小品文感兴趣。 - Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
大部分的居民成功逃脱了。 - We've got to tell the townspeople!
我们已经告诉了市民！ - For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
数百年来，镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色，并给陶器上光。 - The townspeople allied themselves in the fight for lower taxes.
市民在为降低税收的斗争中联合起来了。 - Nowadays, with the rapid development of it and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in townspeople's life. but, like everything else, they have both favorable and unfavorable aspects.
如今，随着互联网和信息产业的发展，手机在人们的生活中扮演了重要的角色。但是，和其他事物一样，手机也有它好的方面和不好的方面。